Lighthouse Revealed As Figure On Foggy Bridge
A foggy summer scene on a bridge ends with an officer challenging a ship, only for a quiet voice to identify the observer as a lighthouse, clarifying the misperception and rule of the sea.
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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1936
Page
6
A foggy summer scene on a bridge ends with an officer challenging a ship, only for a quiet voice to identify the observer as a lighthouse, clarifying the misperception and rule of the sea.
A parent in Indianapolis News recounts a quarrel between Little Sarah and her little brother. An older sister seeks the fault and sighs it is six of one and half dozen of the other. Sarah cries that she is the half dozen and always blamed most.
Paris reports recount Louise Thuliez, once a war heroine who helped Allied prisoners escape, now heads a girls' school in a Paris suburb. The piece ties Cavell to Thuliez, Quien’s 20 year release, and wartime underground routes, noting presidential and papal interventions and Cavell’s execution.
In this column the author recalls police toolkits in homicide squad cars and explains a burglary theft of a kit, notes a Harlem drink called Joe Louis punch, and shares observations on taxi drivers wages and hours. The piece also mentions dog boots, a costly perambulator on Park Avenue, and fishermen at the Fulton fish market braving ice and wind as they bring in catch and gear.
In Los Angeles municipal court Judge Carns hears a case where a man called Safety First is cited for driving with a defective windshield and missing a court appearance. He receives a $2 suspended sentence and a warning to obey traffic laws.
London doctors have the shortest life expectancy among British professions, averaging about 60 years. Dr. Anderson of the British Medical Association cites demanding hours and exposure to infections as key factors, noting the need for iron constitutions to perform duties.
Innsbruck Gas and Electricity works issues lottery tickets to prompt payers. Today there is not a single outstanding gas or electricity bill in town.
Texas goats prove valuable as mohair sales surge in 1935. Texans report nearly 27 million pounds sold with a carry-over of 14 million at year start. Kid hair brings 60 cents a pound and grown hair 50 cents. Mulions rise to about 2.50 dollars each and mixed kids 2.50 to 3 dollars, prompting better herd care.
Philadelphia high school teacher Lillian K. Wyman told the Pennsylvania Association of Deans of Women that a little petting would benefit college girls. She argued petting could overcome inferred inadequacies as she noted some students never raise their eyes during four years of school.
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